Got a bit of a weird story for you today, one that hopefully reminds those […]
Tag: Amazon
Whole Foods CFO Is Going to Be Fine
Don’t you hate it when you start a new job and then, seemingly out of […]
Infrastructure-as-a-Service Giants Own the Cloud with Lavish CapEx
Another day — another glitzy article about infrastructure-as-a-service from the Wall Street Journal. You may […]
Review Comments | 07.22.09
• Amazon to Acquire Zappos.com for $847 Million – “Amazon says it is paying for the acquisition with 10 million shares of stock worth approximately $807 million. In addition, Amazon said it will provide Zappos employees with $40 million in cash and restricted stock units.” [Bits/NYT]
• UK ‘is losing 52 pubs each week’ – Where will the UK accountants go for lunch? [BBC]
• Who needs audit? [Accountancy Age]
• Chrysler says dealer legislation could force liquidation – “Chrysler Group could again face the prospect of liquidation if legislation aimed at reversing its decision to terminate contracts with 789 dealers becomes law, a company executive said on Wednesday.” [Reuters]
• Goldman Sachs Payments to U.S. Give 23% Return to Taxpayers – LB says “you’re welcome” [Bloomberg]